There are a million different ways to cut hardboard, it is just wood at the end of the day, but sometimes too much choice can be a bad thing. So let me break down some of my favourite ways to cut hardboard below. Stanley Knife Many people will be familiar with this method for cutting…
Hardboard is an incredibly versatile material with tonnes of uses, not just in building. But what are all of these uses? What is hardboard used for? let’s have a look. Building/DIY Hardboard has a lot of uses for the DIYer, I will break down the more popular ones below. Furniture Probably the most common use…
If you are building something out of hardboard then you may need to glue it. But can you just use regular wood glue with hardboard? After all, that shiny surface looks like it won’t take glue too well, doesn’t it? Yes, you can use regular wood glue with hardboard. It doesn’t require any special glue…
Hardboard is a great building material that can be used for all sorts of things. Because of this, there will be many times where you might want to paint it. But is this possible? Especially when it is white hardboard you may be wondering if it can be painted. White Hardboard Whit hardboard can come…
Hardboard is commonly used for filling gaps in walls and boxing in pipework. For this reason, you may need to paint it. But can you simply paint hardboard with emulsion? let’s have a look. Yes, you can. Hardboard is a great surface for painting onto and emulsion can be painted straight onto hardboard. Painting Hardboard…
Hardboard is commonly used around the home as a backer board. Because of this many people, you included, have wondered whether you plaster onto it. Well, let’s have a look and find out. No, you should not plaster over hardboard. Hardboard is just too flexible of a surface to plaster over. The movement in the…
Hardboard is commonly used around the home as a backer board. Because of this many people, you included, have wondered whether you can tile onto it. Well, let’s have a look and find out. Yes, you can tile onto hardboard. But there are many reasons why it might not be a good long term option….
If you are going to paint some hardboard you may be wondering if you can paint straight onto it? Or do you need to prime it or do any other prep work? Well, let’s have a look and find out. Yes, you can paint straight onto hardboard. Emulsion, Gloss and Satinwood can all be painted…